Cardiac asthma: What causes it? - Mayo Clinic
2024年1月6日 · Cardiac asthma is not a form of asthma. It's a type of coughing or wheezing that occurs with left heart failure. Depending on how severe the symptoms are, this wheezing can be a medical emergency. Heart failure can cause fluid to build up in the lungs, a condition called pulmonary edema. It also can cause fluid buildup in and around the airways.
differentiating cardiac wheeze vs. obstructive airway wheeze using ...
2012年5月22日 · Good day my fellow ALS providers. I need alittle input on a topic. Now lets say you have a LVF/CHF patient presenting with typical s/s. Lets say you hear rales all fields accompanied by diffuse expiratory wheeze. We all know its most likely cardiac wheeze. Now, beginning with trending tx. response with ETCO2, starting point.
Wheezing Causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年11月2日 · The cause of wheezing may occur anywhere from your throat to your lungs. Any condition that causes irritation or inflammation — which usually includes swelling, redness, warmth and sometimes pain — in the airway can result in wheezing.
Xopenex in place of Albuterol for Suspected Cardiac Wheeze
2012年10月15日 · Because we cannot determine for sure it is a cardiac wheeze or non cardiac wheeze we must give a bronchodialator as a diagnostic tool first to confirm our suspections then switch off to CHF treatment for the confirmed cardiac wheeze. A good example is a patient that has Asthma and CHF presenting with wheezes.
Wheezing In-depth - Mayo Clinic
Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing. Wheezing may occur while breathing out, also known as expiration, or while breathing in, also known as inspiration.
Heart murmurs - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年5月27日 · Cardiac shunts. A heart structure problem present before birth (congenital heart defect) causes irregular blood flow between the heart chambers or blood vessels. In adults, worrisome heart murmurs are usually due to heart valve problems that develop later in life (acquired heart valve disease). Things that can damage the heart valves include:
Wheezing When to see a doctor - Mayo Clinic
2024年11月2日 · Seek emergency care if wheezing: Begins right away after being stung by a bee, taking medicine or eating an allergy-causing food.
Pulmonary edema - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年5月27日 · Pulmonary edema is a condition caused by too much fluid in the lungs. This fluid collects in the many air sacs in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe.
Xopenex in place of Albuterol for Suspected Cardiac Wheeze
2012年10月15日 · I'd wager that the waveform assoc'd with bronchoconstriction is specific but very non-sensitive. Also if there is bronchiolar narrowing w/ cardiac wheeze (combination of edema and actual construction) and also with COPD, wouldn't the waveform potentially be similar? Basically, do you have any evidence to back you claims?
Heart failure - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年4月20日 · Sudden cardiac death. If the heart is weak, there is a risk of dying suddenly due to a dangerous irregular heart rhythm. Prevention. One way to prevent heart failure is to treat and control the conditions that can cause it. These conditions include coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.